February 25, 2012, 1:30AM

SALEM — Most Salem County school districts will see an increase in state aid for the new year, according to figures released by the state. Of the 14 public school districts, only three — Salem City, Mannington and Lower Alloways Creek — will see their aid cut for the 2012-2013 school year. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District saw a $137,732... Full story »

February 24, 2012, 6:48PM

SALEM — Most Salem County school districts will see an increase in state aid for the new year, according to figures released by the state. Of the 14 public school districts, only three — Salem City, Mannington and Lower Alloways Creek — will see their aid cut for the 2012-2013 school year. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District saw a $137,732... Full story »

June 07, 2011, 1:45AM

Senate Democrats are thinking of introducing their own budget that would increase school financing by as much as $1.1 billion, including about $600 million for non-Abbott school districts, according to four people familiar with the plan. Full story »

May 25, 2011, 11:07PM

With six weeks left to crank out a budget and a $500 million bill from the state Supreme Court for the state’s poor school districts, lawmakers are setting out on a possible collision course over state spending Full story »

September 22, 2008, 12:29PM

Ledger Live for Monday September 22, 2008 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: The New Jersey Supreme Court agrees to hear a challenge to school funding, Gov. Corzine calls an economic summit after Wall Street problems, Tenth anniversary of the Munchmobile, and keeping Morristown's Green green. Full story »

January 09, 2008, 8:37PM

I have written eight articles on education funding since November 28, the last five devoted to Governor Corzine's proposed school funding plan that is based on an "adequate" education. The finale of this brief tragicomedy took place on Monday, January 7th. Corzine's much amended, but still seriously flawed, school funding legislation was approved by the Assembly and Senate. In... Full story »

January 01, 2008, 2:51PM

In December 4, I wrote a column, "Responding to readers comments about schools". The number of comments I have received since posting columns on education funding on December 4, 16, 20, 26 and 27 are the catalyst for this similar column. The number and tone of the comments to the December 27th column led me to focus on that... Full story »

December 30, 2007, 8:44PM

The hearing on Governor Corzine's school funding legislation by the Assembly Committees on Budget and Education that met jointly on December 27th set a new record for a public hearing on a single piece of legislation. It lasted more than 12 hours, beginning around 10:15 in the AM and ending at around 10:30 in the evening. There have been... Full story »

December 11, 2007, 12:55PM

Governor Corzine is expected to publicly introduce his administration's new school funding legislation on Wednesday, December 12th. The leaders of the Senate and Assembly have seen the bill and it has been publicly reported they agree to pass it in the "lame duck" session of the Legislature that ends on January 7th. This timetable provides, at best, only 7... Full story »